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According to the National Weather Service, hailstones are formed when raindrops are carried upward by thunderstorm updrafts into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, causing the raindrops to freeze.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
In May, a derecho punched windows out of Houston skyscrapers and storms dropped giant hailstones.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
And research suggests that large hailstones like the ones Berlin saw Monday will become more common as Earth warms.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
When a baseball-sized hailstone slams into a solar panel at more than 90 mph, the result is not pretty.
—Dan Gearino, WIRED, 29 June 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
In May, a derecho punched windows out of Houston skyscrapers and storms dropped giant hailstones.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
And research suggests that large hailstones like the ones Berlin saw Monday will become more common as Earth warms.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
When a baseball-sized hailstone slams into a solar panel at more than 90 mph, the result is not pretty.
—Dan Gearino, WIRED, 29 June 2024
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“Hailstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hailstone. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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hailstone
noun
hail·stone
ˈhā(ə)l-ˌstōn 
: a small lump of hail
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